Easy-to-Read is a modality of intralinguistic translation (from text to text in the same language) and intersemiotic translation (from text to image) aimed at people with reading difficulties. The original texts are adapted or created by following guidelines and recommendations gathered from internationally recognised texts, such as the translation into Spanish of the Guidelines for Easy-to-Read materials from the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions),

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... ion for All by Inclusion Europe and FEAPS (today known as Plena Inclusión), and thirdly, the recent experimental Spanish standard UNE 153101 EX Lectura Fácil. The adaptation guidelines include important changes in four areas: format, linguistic simplification, inclusion of images (photographs, drawings, and pictograms) and the use of comments or other paratextual support. Linguistic simplification is comprised of syntactic, pragmatic or lexical transformations, always with the aim of maintaining the original meaning and intentions. The translation assignment is based on producing clear texts which are easily understood by the target groups, including people with intellectual disabilities, while also benefiting other groups. Originating in Sweden towards the end of the 1960s, Easy-to-Read is a relatively new field. Today is has strong institutional support ratified by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other binding national laws. In the Spanish-speaking field, we must highlight the boost it has received by Plena Inclusión and Associació Lectura Fàcil, and especially the works of García Muñoz (2012, 2014). This accessibility translation modality is applicable to any type of text: literary, medical, administrative, judicial, informational, tourist or educational. Some Easy-to-Read strategies can also be used in the elaboration of audio visual and digital products. In translation studies, Easy-to-Read is found under the accessibility framework and is interrelated with o [...]